James Edward "Ed" KING

1913 - 2004  (90 years)

• Name	James Edward "Ed" KING  [1]
  Birth	27 Aug 1913	Troy, Gilmer Co, WV   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	U.S. Army, World War II - Purple Heart  [1]
  Residence	Fairmont, Marion Co, WV   [1, 3]
  Death	28 May 2004	Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV   [4]
  Cremation	Y  [1]
  Notes	Retired from the Owens-Illinois plant in Fairmont with 36 1/2 years of service in the maintenance department. He was a member of the Owens-Illinois National Championship Rifle Team of 1952, shooting 40 perfect 10x bullseyes in the championship round. Prior to his years at Owens, he worked at the Westwood Lumber Company in Weston. He was a gifted carpenter and cabinetmaker., and he loved camping and fishing at this camp near Moorefield.
  Person ID	I24141	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	30 May 2004

  
  

  Father	John Presley KING,   b. 4 Jan 1868, Doddridge Co, WV d. 21 Aug 1946, Deanville (Weston), Lewis Co, WV (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth WEST,   b. 26 Dec 1869, Harrison Co, WV d. 12 Nov 1952, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F9036	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Verda G. KOON,   b. 9 Sep 1919   d. 30 Dec 2007 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	16 Sep 1939	Monterey, Highland Co, VA   [3]
  Children	+ 1. James Edward "Jim" KING, Jr.,   b. CA 1941
  Family ID	F9039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] Obituary. [S1623] William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), (Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997), p. 423. [S1623] William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), (Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997), p. 424. [S1693] Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital.